Electronic Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that provide doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol. Depending on the brand, e-cigarette cartridges typically contain nicotine, a component to produce the aerosol (e.g., propylene glycol or glycerol), and flavorings (e.g., fruit, mint, or chocolate). Potentially harmful constituents also have been documented in some e-cigarette cartridges, including irritants, genotoxins, and animal carcinogens. E-cigarettes that are not marketed for therapeutic purposes are currently unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and in most states there are no restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Use of e-cigarettes has increased among U.S. adult current and former smokers in recent years; however, the extent of use among youths is uncertain.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Cross-Sectional Studies Electrical Equipment And Supplies Humans Notes From The Field Students Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(35):729-730.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24005229
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4585627
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  35
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e285ff9dd0d231aba65c225c8670168b19f98950ac182dc342f3803efdd05c8dd6512a1fa87c2f25e6fd58b0c34e35ccaaf4d6fac2cd60860da23f757f172ed2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54705/cdc_54705_DS1.pdf
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